I bet there are some climbers in here... I used to work at a climbing gear store here in Houston and stocked up on a lot of trad climbing gear because I was single and planning on moving up to the Pacific Northwest. That ended up changing a lot... no longer single... still in Texas, and my priorities have changed. What does that mean to you? Pristine, unused trad climbing gear for sale at a serious discount. I also have some used mountaineering gear (ice axe, crampons, helmet, etc. ) which is perfectly serviceable and I'll be selling that too. I'll have to take an inventory of it when I get home, but this is what I can remember off the top of my head. Price is to be determined by level of interest: Totally unused and stored nicely for several years -- -Complete set of Black Diamond curved stoppers -Complete set of Metolius curved hexes -2 HB Microcams (have to check the sizes) -4 or 5 Camp Tri-cams -Black Diamond Cam-a-lots (sizes 1-5, I believe) -Bluewater rope (have to check the length) -a bunch of draws (Black diamond live wires or hot wires + spectra webbing of varying lengths) Lightly used but still in good shape -- -Petzel helmet -Grivel Ice Axe (have to check the model) -Grivel crampons (the ones that fit any boots, but are probably best for leather type boots) I'll edit the list when I get a chance. Thanks all.
Yeah, ok... maybe some sexy pictures would help... First we have... Fabiano Mountain Masters... true old-school, hand-made mountaineering boots. About 7 lbs of heavy-ass leather, and vibram rubber with full-length steel shank. They're crampon compatible... how fun is that? They used to be imported from Italy by Scarpa, but I'm pretty sure that the Fabiano family sold their factory about 5 years ago. You won't find these anywhere. Size 11.5 narrow. Back when you could still buy them, they retailed for $310. Make me an offer. More pictures to come... too bad my cute girlfriend wouldn't model any of the other gear...
Looks like I have to add replies because of the whole "too many tags in one post". More climbing/mountaineering boots... La Sportiva Trangos in a size 47 (11.5 to 12). More of a new-style, light weight, versatile climbing boot that is also crampon compatible. I don't think this exact model is still made anymore, but these were also Italian made high-end boots and I think they retailed in the mid-$200s.
Now for some active climbing protection... unlike the boots above, these are completely unused and pristine. They've been stored with the other climbing gear in a large sealed Rubbermaid box for several years now. Black Diamond Camalots - I believe that Black Diamond has done some sort of re-numbering on the sizes, because what you see online for them now looks a bit different. Still some of the best, most reliable cams out there. I may have to correct this since I don't have them in front of me, but the sizes in the first picture are .5, .75, 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5. In the second, I think it's 3, 3.5, and 4. If you're interested though, I can verify. The complete sets of these retail for about $500, but I'm looking at selling them for half that. I also have a set the five smallest sizes of Metolius Fat Cams... these are like the smaller Black Diamond cams, except they're more designed for softer rock (more surface area on the cam surfaces). However, they're still very good for other rock types as well. These go for about $300, but I'm selling them for half that price. Next are 2 HB Wales Micromates... these are very cool smaller cams that are good for placing in small, hard to reach pockets because of the single-finger triggers. I can't find prices for these anywhere, but I believe they retailed for about $50 each... selling at 1/2 price. Last would be the set five smaller Camp Tricams. No moving parts on these... just the webbing and the curved nut. The camming action comes from wrapping the webbing around the end of the nut. When you place the cam in a pocket, the weight from the rope digs the point of the cam deeper into rock. These sell for roughly $15-20 each, I'm selling the set of five for $30.
Passive protection... Passive because you just place them, clip them, and climb. No fancy camming action or anything like that. Black Diamond wired stoppers and Metolious curved hexes. $50 for the whole mess of them. Ropes? I have two unused Mammut 11mm flex ropes... not for belaying because of the elasticity... best for single-rope climbing! I believe they're both dry-treated, but I can check. One is still in the plastic wrapper, the other has been stored in a Metolius rope bag (thrown in free of charge). These retailed for around $175 each. I'm selling for $75 each. Last item that I have pics for at this time... I believe that altogether, I have 24 sets of carabiners (Black Diamond Hotwire + open Spectra loop + Black Diamond Livewire).
